EP3003856A1 - Device for controlling angular position of turbine blades of a propeller device - Google Patents
Device for controlling angular position of turbine blades of a propeller deviceInfo
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- F—MECHANICAL ENGINEERING; LIGHTING; HEATING; WEAPONS; BLASTING
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Definitions
- the present invention generally relates to turbines and propeller devices, provided with blades, which when rotated capable to transmit forces to and from a fluid medium.
- the present invention relates to devices capable of controlling angular position of blades of a propeller or a turbine.
- angle of attack In aerodynamics an angular position or inclination between a chord of a turbine blade and direction of flow of fluid is known as angle of attack. The value of this angle is important for proper and efficient functioning of a propeller device.
- WO2007012487 is described wind power plant comprising a rotor that is equipped with adjustable rotor blades and a central control device allows adjusting the rotor blades using pitch devices.
- CN101629553 is disclosed wind power plant comprising plurality of rotor blades, a blade inclination drive, a rotor shaft, an electric generator, and a control unit for controlling the operation of the power plant, in particular for adjusting the blade inclination under the control of the control unit.
- a load sensing propeller for use in marine craft.
- the inclination of the blades can be automatically adjusted such that the propeller performs effectively in a variety of operative conditions, e.g. in getting a craft underway and in maintaining cruise speed.
- US 4693671 is described reversible self-adjusting propeller device, in which there are provided control blades and thrust blades connected together and pivotally mounted on a hub. In response to variation of load acting on the device the control blades automatically pivot in relation to the hub axis at generally constant angle and this causes corresponding pivoting of the thrust blades.
- the thrust blades are mounted on the hub in such a manner that they can pivot on their axles and accordingly their angular position can vary when they are exposed to flow of fluid.
- the control blades are pivotally mounted on their axles while their axles can displace within elliptical wedge-shaped recesses made in the hub.
- the thrust blades pivot at a changing inclination angle in relation to the hub axis while the control blades do so at a generally constant angle.
- the angular position of the thrust blades is controlled not solely by angular position of control blades and it is not possible to unequivocally set and maintain the desired angle of attack of the thrust blades.
- a device for control of an angular position of turbine blades of a propeller device wherein the turbine blades are rotatable about a rotational axis and are pivotally displaceable about their respective pivot axes
- the device comprising: (a) a set of control blades connected with the turbine blades and pivotally displaceable about respective pivot axes thereof when propeller device is exposed to a flow of fluid; and (b) a transmission unit configured for transmitting pivotal displacement of the control blades to the turbine blades such that turbine blades could be pivoted in respect to their pivot axes by the control blades via the transmission unit, wherein pivoting of the turbine blades takes place simultaneously with pivoting of the control blades, wherein the arrangement of the control blades being such that an angle of attack of the turbine blades is set and maintained automatically by the control blades irrespective of direction of the fluid flow.
- the set of control blades comprises at least two control blades, which are disposed symmetrically and oppositely with respect to the rotational axis.
- the control blades may be defined by an upper surface and by a lower surface, wherein the control blades are optionally disposed with respect to the rotational axis such that the upper surface of one control blade and the lower surface of an opposite control blade face to the same direction, while the lower surface and the upper surface of the second control blade face to an opposite direction.
- the control blades are situated with respect to the rotational axis such that the control blades would pivot until respective rotational moments arising due to the flow of fluid and applied to the control blades are mutually compensated.
- the device controls two turbine blades, each of the turbine blades is secured to a pivot axle and is disposed with respect thereto such that pivoting axis of the turbine blade passes through a pressure center of the turbine blade, the arrangement being such that an angular disposition of the turbine blade by the control blades set via the transmission unit remains invariant irrespective of direction of the flow of fluid.
- the turbine blades are secured on their corresponding pivot axles with possibility for disconnection, such that position of each turbine blade with respect to its pivot axle could be adjusted.
- the relative angular position of each of the turbine blades with respect to the control blades could be adjusted via adjustment means.
- the adjustment of relative angular position of the turbine blades comprises setting the turbine blades at a desired angle of attack.
- the angle of attack may be for many aerodynamic or hydraulic systems 6 degrees.
- the turbine blades and the control blades are rotatable about the same rotational axis within the same plane.
- the turbine blades and the control blades are rotatable about rotational axes that are not within the same plane (non-coplanar).
- the transmission unit comprises a first set of gears, a second set of gears and a transmission shaft.
- the first set of gears comprises primary gears each of them being rigidly secured on pivot axles of a respective control blade, a secondary gear, being secured on an end of the transmitting shaft and the second set of gears comprises a primary gear being rigidly secured on an opposite end of the transmission shaft, the primary gear being in engagement with secondary gears each of them being rigidly secured on a pivot axle of a respective turbine blade, the arrangement being such that pivoting of the control blades causes simultaneous pivoting of the turbine blades in the same direction and at the same extent.
- the transmission unit comprises primary gears, each of them being rigidly secured on the pivot axle of respective control blade, an intermediate gear, which is in engagement with the primary gears and with secondary gears, each of them being rigidly secured on the pivot axle of respective turbine blade, the arrangement being such that pivoting of the control blades causes simultaneous pivoting of the turbine blades in the same direction and at the same extent.
- the propeller device is selected from a group consisting of a wind turbine, a hydraulic turbine, an airplane, a turbojet, a helicopter, a ship, a submarine, a torpedo, a motor boat, a dirigible, a turbine pump and a turbine compressor.
- pivoting of the turbine blades takes place in the same direction with the control blades and at the same pivoting angle thereof.
- the pressure center (PC) of each of the turbine blades is located over the pivot axis thereof, and the pressure center (PC) of the control blades is offset from their pivot axes.
- a propeller device for control of angular position of turbine blades thereof in response to fluid flow applied thereover, the propeller device comprising: (a) a set of turbine blade, which are rotatable about a rotational axis and are pivotally displaceable about their respective pivot axis; (b) a set of control blades connected with the turbine blades and pivotally displaceable about a respective pivot axis when propeller device is exposed to a flow of fluid; and (c) a transmission unit configured for transmitting pivotal displacement of the control blades to the turbine blades such that turbine blades could be pivoted in respect to their pivot axis, by the control blades via the transmission unit, while pivoting of the turbine blades takes place simultaneously with pivoting of the control blades, wherein the arrangement of the control blades being such that an angle of attack of the turbine blades is set and maintained automatically by the control blades irrespective of direction of the fluid flow.
- Figures 1A-1B show a turbine system that includes a turbine assembly having turbine blades and a pitch control device having control blades, according to some embodiments of the present invention:
- Fig. 1A shows an isometric view of the turbine system; and
- Fig. IB shows schematically how pivot axel of turbine blade is located with respect to pressure center of the blade.
- Fig. 3 shows a first side view of the system.
- Figures 5A-5C show an isometric view of the system having control blades of the pitch control device in three discrete angular positions: Fig. 5A shows the control blades of the pitch control device in a first angular position; Fig. 5B shows the control blades of the pitch control device in a second angular position; and Fig. 5C shows the control blades of the pitch control device in a third angular position.
- Figures 7A-7C show multiple turbine systems installed in an aircraft for propelling thereof: Fig. 7A shows an isometric view of the aircraft having two turbine systems installed therein; Fig. 7B shows a front view of the aircraft Fig. IOC shows a side view of the aircraft.
- Fig. 9 shows a turbine system having a limiter for limiting the angular position of the turbine blades.
- Fig. 11 shows a turbine system having a pitch control device installed therein, according to other embodiments of the invention.
- propeller device a rotary machine having at least one propeller, which is provided with at least one blade rotatable about a rotational axis around which the blades are arranged.
- propeller devices can be used for various purposes, e.g. for converting energy of a flow of fluid medium to which the propeller device is exposed.
- fluid medium is meant both liquid and gaseous matter, e.g. water or air. Accordingly the present invention could be used with such propeller devices like turbines in wind power plants or in hydro-turbine power plants for producing electrical energy.
- aircrafts or watercrafts e.g. airplanes, turbojets, helicopters, marine ships, submarines, torpedoes, motor boats, dirigibles, etc.
- Still further propeller devices in which the present invention can be used comprise pumps, ventilators, devices for accurate measuring of direction of a fluid flow, etc.
- the main object of the present invention is to provide an improved control device which would reduce sufficiently or overcome the drawbacks of the known in the art solutions.
- the first object of the invention is to provide a new and improved inclination control device, which would be suitable for setting and maintaining a desired angle of attack irrespective of direction of flow of fluid acting on the turbine blades of propeller device.
- Still further object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved control device, which would be self-adjusting and capable to set the desired angle of attack automatically irrespective of direction of flow of fluid acting on the turbine blades of propeller device.
- Yet another object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved control device, which would be capable to automatically set the desired angle of attack solely depending on direction of flow of fluid acting on the propeller device.
- the other object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved control device, which would be capable of setting and maintaining the desired angle of attack of turbine blades accurately and by virtue of mechanical means.
- Still further object of the present invention is to provide a new and improved control device, which could be implemented either as a sole, add-on control device suitable for easy and convenient installing in an already existing propeller device, or alternatively which could be an integral part of a new propeller device, being designed.
- angle of attack of a blade of a propeller device refers to an angle between chord line of the blade and direction of a flow of fluid acting on the blade .
- pitch angle refers to an angle between longitudinal axis of the propeller device and horizon.
- inclination control or simply “control” refers to adjusting the angular position of the blades in respect to its initial angular position in respect to pivot axis of the blade.
- propeller device is provided with turbine blades, which provide thrust to the propeller device and with control blades, which control angular position (inclination) of the turbine blades.
- the turbine blades and the control blades are rotatable about rotational axis of the propeller device and are pivotable about their respective pivot axes.
- Each turbine blade is secured on its pivot axle with possibility for pivoting.
- the particular location of turbine blades with respect to their pivot axles is selected such that blade pivot axis passes through center of pressure of the blade.
- center of pressure is meant the point where the total sum of a pressure field acting on a body, causing a force to act through that point.
- the total force vector acting on each turbine blade when the propeller device is exposed to flow of fluid would be applied along the pivot axis of the blade.
- the turbine blades when they are exposed to the fluid flow would not pivot.
- the control blades are pivotably secured on their axles in such a manner that direction of total aerodynamic/hydrodynamic force vector arising due flow of fluid would be offset with respect to pivoting axes of the control blades.
- control blades when exposed to flow of fluid would be forced by this vector to pivot until angle of attack is set.
- the control blades are preferably arranged in pairs and symmetrically and oppositely with respect to rotational axis of the propeller device.
- the control blades are provided with appropriate airfoil/hydrofoil, which is defined by a lower and by an upper surface.
- the control blades are disposed on their pivot axles such that upper surface of one control blade faces direction of the trust, while upper surface of the opposite control blade faces the opposite direction.
- control blades and the turbine blades are kinematically connected therebetween by a transmission unit which translates pivoting of control blades to pivoting of turbine blades. Seeing that total aerodynamic/hydrodynamic force vector is applied to respective pivot axes of turbine blades they would be forcibly displaced solely by the control blades and not by the flow of fluid.
- the turbine blades would be pivotably displaced by the control blades at exactly the same inclination angle (angle of attack) as the control blades, irrespective of direction of flow of fluid to which propeller device is exposed.
- a turbine assembly may include one or more sets of multiple blades symmetrically arranged and rotatable over a predefined rotation axis, where the propeller device serves for any known in the art purpose such as for propelling a vehicle such as an aircraft e.g. an airplane or a helicopter, or for propelling a watercraft, for energy conversion and utilization such as for exerting wind or water flow energy such as for a wind turbine and the like.
- a turbine system including a turbine assembly and inclination control device operatively engaging thereto, where the turbine assembly includes multiple turbine blades symmetrically arranged over a predefined central rotation axis defining thereby a first rotational plane of the turbine assembly.
- the control device of the turbine system is configured for automatic sensing effective forces of fluid or gas from the external environment of the turbine system flowing therethrough and mechanically adjusting the angular positioning of the turbine blades in response via a transmission mechanism that mechanically transmits the pivotal movement of the control blades to the turbine blades to adjust angular positioning thereof.
- the pitch control is designed for adjusting the angular position of the turbine blades to an optimal position during flight such as to ensure minimum drag of the turbine blades for requiring minimum engine effort (torque applied over the drive shaft rotating the turbine blades) for achieving the same flight speed, for instance, by having the angular positioning of the turbine blades at an angle that ensures maximal thrust produced thereby with the same torque applied by the motor.
- adjustment of the angular position of the turbine blade changes the aerodynamics of the turbine blade and defines how the turbine blade resists and/or is rotated by the incoming flow of a fluid.
- the inclination control device includes: (i) a set of control blades, each control blade having smaller surface area than the turbine blade, where each control blade is pivotally connected to a corresponding control blade axle arranged over a central axis; and (ii) a transmission unit engaging both the control as well as the turbine blades and being configured for mechanically transmitting rotation of the control blades to the turbine blades for adjusting the angular positioning of the turbine blades according to the angular position of the control blades.
- the control blades are rotated over their axles by a fluid flowing therethrough, causing the turbine blades to change their angular position in response to rotation of the control blades.
- the transmission unit is configured for changing angular position of the turbine blades solely due to changing of angular position of the control blades.
- the turbine blades are forced to change their angular position simultaneously with the control blades, at the same rate and in the same direction as the control blades.
- this optimal angle of attack is about 6 degrees.
- control blades The equilibrium of moments acting on the control blades is achieved by securing a pair of control blades on their respective pivot axles such that their either upper or lower surfaces would be facing in opposite directions, meaning that when upper surface of one control blade faces one direction, e.g. thrust direction the upper surface of an opposite control blade faces the opposite direction. This disposition would be referred to further as an "inverse" disposition.
- the control blades may be located in the same rotational plane as the turbine blades and in an alternating manner meaning that each control blade would be located between two turbine blades and vice versa in a symmetrical arrangement.
- Cross-section of each of the turbine blades may be aerodynamically or hydrodynamically configured and dimensioned to achieve the best operational functionality in various operation modes of the propeller device.
- the turbine blades may have a convoluted shape meaning that one surface of the blade is curved to one direction and the other to an opposite direction with respect to blade's chord, whereas in other designs the turbine blades may be either concaved having a single camber in respect to the chord of the blade or be flat.
- the control blades may be flat, concaved or convoluted depending on the system's aerodynamic/hydrodynamic requirements.
- the turbine blades size and their shape differs from the control blades as each serve a different purpose.
- the number of turbine blades and control blades may vary from one system to another and this number does not have to be even and doen not have to be equal, meaning that the number of turbine blades may or may not be the same as the number of control blades.
- the turbine assembly 110 includes two turbine blades 110a and 110b, each pivotably rotatable about their pivot axes ⁇ , ⁇ on a corresponding turbine blade axle 111a and 111b, respectively, a main drive shaft 130 and a rear portion 180 of a hub housing.
- the turbine blades 110a and 110b are rotatable over a central rotation axis x and their rotation defines a rotational plane Yl-Zl, which is angular (e.g. perpendicular) to the central axis x.
- the pitch control device 200 includes a set of control blades 210a and 210b each pivotably rotatable about their pivot axes Z2,Z2' on a corresponding control blade axle 211a and 211b respectively, and a transmission unit 220 configured for mechanically and automatically transmitting torque from the control blades 210a and 210b to the turbine blades 110a and 110b of the turbine assembly 110 at any given moment for maintaining the angle of attack (AO A) of the turbine blades 110a and 110b at an optimal value by adjusting the angular positioning i.e. the pitch angle of the turbine blades 110a and 110b.
- AO A angle of attack
- control blades 210a and 210b are symmetrically arranged over a central axis (in this case the same central axis x as that of the turbine assembly 110), around which they rotate and by having each control blades 210a and 210b being of an invert positioning as shown in Fig. 1, in which their respective upper and lower surfaces face opposite directions.
- the set of control blades 210a and 210b is located in front of the turbine blades 110a and 110b set.
- a rotational plane y2-z2 defined by the rotation of the control blades 210a and 210b is parallel and at a distance from the plane yl-zl defined by the rotational movement of the turbine blades 110a and 110b (see Fig. 1).
- control blades 210a and 210b have a concaved cross- section but in other embodiments they may have other aerodynamic or hydrodynamic configuration depending on system requirements.
- the control blades 210a and 210b are significantly smaller in dimensions and have smaller surface area than the turbine blades 110a and 110b to prevent them from introducing significant lift or drag to the system 100, especially but not exclusively for propelling systems.
- the ratio between the span (i.e. length) of the control blade 210a/b and turbine blade llOa/b is 50% or more meaning that each control blade
- control blades 210a and 210b are either half the length of the turbine blade llOa/b or shorter.
- the control blades 210a and 210b may also be smaller in width.
- control blades 210a and 210b in respect to the turbine blades 110a and 110b is such that flow of fluid such as liquid or gas urges the control blades 210a and 210b to pivot and accordingly to change angular position (angle of attack) of the turbine blades 110a and 110b. This is effected by virtue of transmission unit.
- the transmission unit includes two gear sets: a first gear set 250 and a second gear set 260 operatively connected to one another via a transmission shaft 220 configured for transmitting torque caused by pivoting of the control blades 210a and 210b to the turbine blades 110a and 110b. This is done by virtue of the transmission shaft 220b, rotated by the first gear set and transmitting rotation to the second gear set 260 for pivoting the turbine blade about their pivot axles 111a and 111b.
- the first gear set 250 includes three gears (i.e. cogwheels): a couple of main (master) gears 251, 252 and a secondary (slave) gear 253.
- the second gear set 260 includes three gears (i.e. cogwheels): a main (master) central gear 263, and two secondary (slave) gears 261 and 262.
- the gears 251 and 252 are rigidly connected to a respective control blade axles 211a and 211b, to be rotatable thereby. Furthermore, each of the gears 251 and 252 engages the secondary gear 253 for rotating thereof.
- the secondary gear 253 is rigidly secured on the transmission shaft 220 for transmitting torque thereto.
- the gears 261 and 262 are rigidly secured on respective turbine blade pivot axles 111a and 111b, for rotating thereof. Furthermore, each of the gears 261 and 262 engages the main gear 263 for being rotated thereby.
- the gear 263 is rigidly secured on an opposite end of the transmission shaft 220 for receiving torque transmitted thereby.
- control blades 210a and 210b and the gear sets 250 and 260 are installed such that pivoting of the control blades caused by the fluid flow allows maintaining the turbine blades 110a and 110b at an optimal AO A irrespective of direction of the fluid flow.
- control blades 210a and 210b and turbine blades 110a and 110b are positioned coaxially with respect to rotational axis x, and therefore the control blades 210a and 210b sense substantially the same flow as they are positioned right in front of the turbine blades 110a and 110b.
- the hub housing comprises a frontal portion 280, an intermediate portion 160 and a rear portion 180, which is rigidly secured on an end of the drive shaft 130 and thus the hub can be forcibly rotated thereby along with turbine blades 110a and 110b.
- Figures 1A-9B constitutes a propeller configured for creating thrust for propelling e.g. an aircraft such as an airplane.
- an engine is provided (not shown) for rotating the drive shaft 130 and the hub along with turbine blades 110a and 110b for creating thrust thereby, where the inclination control device 200 is configured and located such as to allow automatic sensing of flow of air applied to the control blades 110a and 110b.
- This flow is in fact an apparent wind acting on the control blades.
- angular position of the turbine blades 110a and 110b is automatically adjusted to establish and maintain an optimal AOA typically of 6 degrees.
- a turbine blade 110a is secured on a pivot axle lllawith possibility to pivot about its pivot axis ⁇ , ⁇ .
- the pivot axel 111a is located on a butt end of the blade 110a such that pivot axis of the blade would pass through pressure center PC of the blade.
- the hub may be accommodated within an enveloping cover 190.
- the turbine system 100 and particularly the inclination control device 200 is designed to achieve maximal energy efficiency from the rotation of the turbine blades 110a and 110b of the turbine assembly 110 during operation thereof and is also configured for possibility of feathering when the system is not in operation so as to prevent drag.
- FIGS 5A-5C show the turbine system 100 used as a propeller system in three optional operation conditions.
- Fig 5A is an isometric view of the turbine system 100 when it spins in a neutral mode of rotation, wherein there is no other force applied to the control blades 210a and 210B but only apparent wind caused by the rotation of the turbine blades 110a and HOB alone once they are forcibly rotated by the drive shaft 130 driven by an engine.
- Fig. 5B is an isometric view of the turbine system 100 in which the turbine blades 110a and 110b are rotated by the engine while other forces of air flow are applied to the control blades 210a and 210B.
- FIGS 6A-6B show the turbine system 100 when used as an airplane propeller, wherein the turbine blades 110a and 110b are rotatable by a motorized mechanism which rotates the drive shaft 130, according to some embodiments of the invention.
- a situation depicted in Fig. 6A there is no external force applied and the only force applied to the control blades 210a and 210B is the thrust caused by the rotation of the turbine blades 210a and 210b.
- the thrust is indicated by "Fl" and the four thick arrows.
- the AOA of the main thrust blades 110a and 110b is optimal and equal to that value, which has been set in advance, before operating the propeller device.
- the control blades 210a and 210b are turning right into the force and since they are mounted opposite in an inverted position the rotational moments acting on these blades cancel each other.
- Fig 6B a situation when the turbine blades 110a and 110b are forcibly rotated by the engine while an external flow of wind and/or other forces are applied to the turbine blades 110a and 110b (for example- plane is starting to run on runway in order to take off).
- a frontal force F2 which is parallel to the central rotational axis x arises due to a frontal wind.
- Angular position of turbine blades 110a and 110b is set accordingly by the control blades 210a and 210b.
- control blades may be symmetrically arranged over their center of rotation.
- control blades 210a and 210b are located at a distance and in front of the turbine blades 110a and 110b,
- a distance from the distal edge of each of the control blades 210a and 210b and the control blades' center of rotation is substantially less than a distance between the distal edge of each of the turbine blades 110a and 110b and the center of rotation of the turbine blades 110a and 110b. However in some cases this distance may be about the same.
- the turbine blades and the control blades are arranged in an alternating manner such that each control blade is located between two turbine blades and vice versa.
- the turbine system 300 comprises a frontal hub portion 380 carrying gears for transferring torque from control blades 410a, 410b to turbine blades 310, 310b.
- the control blades and the turbine blades are arranged with possibility for pivoting. This is possible due to securing the control blades on pivot axles 412a,412b and securing the root portions 31 la,31 lb of the turbine blade on respective pivot axles 320a,320b, respectively, thus to allow changing of the inclination angle of the turbine blades and therefore to adjust and maintain their angle of attack.
- the hub comprises also a rear portion 360 secured on a forward end of a drive shaft.
- Each blade 310a, 310b, 410a or 410b can pivotably rotate about its respective pivot axis Za,Za' or Zb,Zb'. All blades are also rotatable around a central rotational axis X 2
- the transmission unit comprises a gear set consisting of five gears, 452a, 452b, 451a, 451b and 453. It is seen that gears 451a, 451b are secured on pivot axles 412a, 412b of the control blades and rotatable about pivot axes Zb, Zb'. Gears 452a, 452b are secured on pivot axles 320a, 320b of the turbine blades and are rotatable about pivot axes Za, Za'.
- the gear 453 is in engagement with the gears 452a, 452b, 451a, 451b and is forcibly rotatable once gears 451a, 451b rotate due to pivoting of axles 412a, 412b. This rotation is transmitted to gears 452a, 452b and by virtue of this provision pivoting of control blades causes pivoting of the turbine blades 310a and 310b.
- control blades 410a and 410b are positioned angularly to the respective pivot axes Zb, Zb' forming an inclination angle "a" therewith, where: 180>a>0.
- the turbine blades may be releasably secured on their respective axles 320a, 320b, such that position of each turbine blade can be adjusted with respect to its pivot axle, as will be explained in more details further.
- the turbine blades are secured on their pivot axles in such a manner that pivot axes Za,Za' pass through the pressure center of respective blade and by virtue of this provision the total aerodynamic/hydrodynamic force vector is directed along pivot axes Za,Za' and therefore their angular disposition remains invariant and turbine blades 310a and 310b do not or hardly generate torque.
- control blades 410a and 410B are installed such that the total aerodynamic/hydrodynamic force vector is applied outside of their pivot axes.
- the transmission unit 450 ensures simultaneous pivoting of the turbine blades in a coordinated manner with the control blades, in the sense that angular displacement of the turbine blades 310as and 310b will take place simultaneously, in the same direction and at the same angle as the control blades.
- the magnitude of the angular displacement will depend solely on direction of flow of fluid acting on the control blades.
- a root portion 311a, 31 lb of each turbine blade is provided with an elongated slot 322a, 322b.
- a couple of fixation screws 321a, 321b is provided, which enable releasable connecting the turbine blades with a corresponding pivot axle.
- the turbine system 300 further comprises a limiting mechanism for limiting angular displacement of the turbine blades 310a and 310b to a preselected limit angle.
- the limiting mechanism comprises a limiter 375, which is configured as a bar releasably connected to a butt face of the hub 380 of the turbine assembly such that the limiter 375 would block further pivoting of the turbine blades 310a and 310b once the pivoting exceeds a predefined limit angle.
- the required limit angle may be determined empirically according to a particular design of the turbine system 300 as well as depending on the type of the propeller device. So for example if this propeller device is a wind turbine, the limit angle would be set for optimizing AOA of the turbine blades 310a and 310b when they start rotating when there is no or little wind.
- control blades may be located (i) coaxially and in front of the rotation plant of the turbine blades as shown in Figures 1-6B; (ii) a non-coaxially to the central axis of the turbine blades; (iii) or coaxially to the central axis and in the same rotation plane as the turbine blades as shown in Fig. 8A.
- the control blades may be located in front, behind or angularly thereto, depending on system requirements and on the configuration of the transmission unit.
- control device also allows setting of predefined angular disposition of the turbine blades corresponding to required AOA and maintaining thereof when the propelling device is in operation.
- the control device 500 comprises two control blades 510a and 510b secured on corresponding control blade axles 511a and 511b in a pivotal manner such as to pivot with respect to pivot axes Y4,Y4' when the control blades are exposed to flow of fluid.
- the control blades 510a and 510b are installed such that they are in inverted positions in the sense that the upper and lower surfaces of wing portions 51a and 51b always face opposite directions.
- the pivot axles are connected to the respective control blades through a shoulder portion 52a/52b.
- the control device 500 of the turbine system 600 also comprises a gear based transmission unit 550 for mechanically transmitting torque caused by pivoting of the control blades 510a and 510b in response to flow of fluid applied to them, to the turbine blades 610a and 610b.
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